Webinar Series: Clean Energy Funding for Rural Virginia

By |2024-04-03T11:45:46-04:00June 21, 2023|Categories: Energy Efficiency, Federal Funding, Offshore Wind Energy, Solar Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , |

The Virginia Solar Initiative and the Virginia Department of Energy hosted a two-part webinar series informing Virginia's rural communities of federal clean energy funding opportunities.

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Report: Not a Single Collision for Seabird Populations in Offshore Wind Farm

By |2024-05-07T15:04:28-04:00June 2, 2023|Categories: Offshore Wind Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

A two-year study on the interactions of several seabird species at an offshore wind farm found that not a single case of birdstrike was recorded over the study period or in the 10,000 videos taken.

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Implementation Framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

By |2024-04-05T12:54:25-04:00April 19, 2023|Categories: Energy Efficiency, Federal Funding, Offshore Wind Energy, Solar Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

The Environmental Protection Agency released a framework to implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, aimed at financing projects nationwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution through the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Bill of the Day: Expanding Solar Energy

By |2024-03-21T14:44:09-04:00February 10, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Solar Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , , |

Installing solar reduces energy burdens and costs for Virginians while making our buildings more energy efficient and clean. It's also critical to hit our 100% clean energy targets outlined in the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA).

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OPINION: “All of the Above,” but not all-in on offshore wind

By |2024-05-01T13:56:07-04:00October 31, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , , |

Virginians cannot afford to put today’s clean energy solutions on hold. In an Op-Ed, VCN explains why we need to be all-in on offshore wind energy to cut household energy costs, grow our economy, and create jobs.

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ROUNDUP: Virginia Energy Plan

By |2024-05-01T12:38:00-04:00October 10, 2022|Categories: Offshore Wind Energy, Transportation Electrification, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network and our partners called on the Governor to use this plan to continue to map out Virginia’s clean energy future and meet our goal to be carbon-free by 2050. Instead, Youngkin’s plan seeks to undermine the Virginia Clean Economy Act, repeal our Clean Car Standards, and invest in unproven technologies.

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